Artesunate enhances radiosensitivity of esophageal cancer cells by inhibiting the repair of DNA damage

Radiotherapy plays an important therapeutic role in esophageal cancer (EC). However, acquired radioresistance impairs the efficacy of radiotherapy, often leading to treatment failure. Therefore, it is important to develop novel radiosensitizers to enhance the clinical treatment of EC. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: Zhenhua Fei, Wenyue Gu, Raoying Xie, Huafang Su, Yiyan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S134786131830183X